Višķi Explained

Official Name:Višķi
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Latvia
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Augšdaugava
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Višķi
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:251
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:56.0533°N 26.7831°W

Višķi (Latgalian:Vyški, Yiddish: ווישקי Vishki) is a village in Višķi Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.

History

Until the 1930s Višķi was a shtetl, where the majority of the inhabitants were Jewish.[1] During World War II, from 1941 to 1942, hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Einsatzgruppen in the surroundings and in the Daugavpils Ghetto.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viski .
  2. Web site: Viski,a shtetl in Latvia. usdin.dumes.net.
  3. "Harav Eliezer Manoach Paltzinsky, zt"l". Hamodia News, October 11, 2007, p. A18.